Defenseman Grab Bag
Rob Vollman takes a deep dive on the defensemen making headlines around the league.
October 18, 2014
The latest fantasy hockey ramblings on Zetterberg's huge night, shutouts for Luongo, Rinne and Miller and more... * I have to apologize if the ramblings are a bit distracted today. I’ve been rather busy helping out with a volleyball tournament. I was only able to catch the late games so most of the [...]
October 17, 2014
Recapping last night’s action including injuries to Dupuis, Havlat, Varlamov and more… * Pretty unfortunate night of hockey on the injury front as multiple players went down in scary fashion. Pascal Dupuis was struck in the back of the neck by a shot and had to be stretchered off. The look [...]
October 16, 2014
Fantasy Hockey Ramblings. What to expect from TJ Brodie, Andrew Shaw, Brad Richards, Mikkel Boedker, Simon Gagne and more… * There is quite the goalie battle taking place in Calgary right now. Karri Ramo is 2-0 having given up just two goals in each of his outings. Now Jonas Hiller has responded with [...]
October 14, 2014
Fantasy hockey ramblings recapping last night’s games including Victor Hedman’s breakout game… * Exciting end to the Bruins-Avalanche matinee as Daniel Briere broke a tie game with 0.3 seconds left in regulation. Here’s a quirky stat, the Bruins haven’t beaten the Avalanche in Boston since 1998. The streak continues. You might be [...]
October 14, 2014
Fantasy hockey ramblings recapping last night’s games including Victor Hedman’s breakout game… * Exciting end to the Bruins-Avalanche matinee as Daniel Briere broke a tie game with 0.3 seconds left in regulation. Here’s a quirky stat, the Bruins haven’t beaten the Avalanche in Boston since 1998. The streak continues. You might be [...]
Pre-Season Standings Predictions: Western Conference
In Part II of his Pre-Season Standings Projection column, Vollman looks at the consensus picks in the Western Conference.
October 11, 2014
How to handle today's loaded schedule, what to do with Boychuk and Nelson, the Hurricanes' confounding power play rotation and more... * Yuck. One game on a Friday night and it’s Hurricanes-Islanders? To be fair, it’s early on and both teams have a number of injuries and new players so they had almost [...]
Pre-Season Standings Predictions: Eastern Conference
Taking a look at the volatile nature of pre-season standings predictions.
October 10, 2014
Fantasy hockey ramblings recapping a jam-packed Thursday night of NHL action… * Oh My Gosh… the first Thursday night of hockey. Such a jam-packed night. I must have caught bits of 8 different games. What fun. These ramblings are loaded so grab a cup of coffee and strap in. * The [...]